On this date in 1814: the London Beer Flood

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Meux & Co's Horse Shoe Brewery

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Kinda like that name.

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The London Beer Flood was an accident at Meux & Co's Horse Shoe Brewery, London, on 17 October 1814. It took place when one of the 22-foot-tall (6.7 m) wooden vats of fermenting porter burst. The pressure destroyed another vessel, and between 128,000 and 323,000 imperial gallons (580,000–1,470,000 l; 154,000–388,000 US gal) of beer were released.

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and tears were shed throughout the world...

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154,000-388,000 gallons

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So, the amount of beer from tailgating for LSU-Bama?

I know the Irish drink at a wake but this was more than they were expecting.

Unsure on the specific gravity of beer, but safe to say over a millions pounds worth... at the upper end, 4 feet deep of an Olympic size pool unleashed at once.

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I don't believe this because it's impossible for the Irish to drown in beer.

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Bull shite. I had an Irish uncle that drowned in a vat of Guinness. It was a brewery accident. Of course he had to get out 5 times to use the pisser.